reading from a text file randomly

[xeonaphobe]

Hi,

I'm currently creating an extremely basic blog using PHP (although i'm not quite ready for any MySQL trickery yet!). I want to store my entries in a text file, and be able to call up whichever entry i wish to view. I was wondering if there was a way i could set different points in the text file and then read in which ever entry i choose into a variable by referencing these points (ie random access). Is this possible in php?
Hope that made sense, i'm a bit tired as i've been working on this blasted thing for hours. Any advice, examples or even a URL which will help me out would be fantastic.

Cheers!
Neil

 

[kenrbnsn]

My advice, use MySQL. It's not trickery. It will do what you want without a lot of jumping through hoops.

Ken

 

[Olavxxx]

yes, mysql will simplyfi this very much!

Olav Alexander Mjelde

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